Where does “চড়াই” come from?

চড়াই (Early Assamese) comes from Magadhi Prakrit *𑀘𑀟𑀬, from Sanskrit चटक, from Sanskrit -क, from Proto-Indo-Aryan *-kas.

চড়াই (Early Assamese): bird

Definitions

  1. bird

Ancestry of “চড়াই”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Magadhi Prakrit*𑀘𑀟𑀬
2Sanskritचटकsparrow
3Sanskrit-कdoer, maker
4Proto-Indo-Aryan*-kas

Words derived from “চড়াই

Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan *-kasEvery word from Sanskrit -कEvery word from Sanskrit चटक